美国庆祝总统节 US Celebrates Presidents'Day Holiday

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美国工人和学生星期一将放假一天,庆祝每年一度的总统日。

1879年,为纪念美国首任总统乔治·华盛顿的诞辰而将2月22日设为联邦假日。将近一个世纪后,美国国会于1968年通过一项法律,不再将几位总统的诞辰作为假日,而把星期一定为联邦假日,让美国工人们得以连续休息三天。

总统日设在每年2月的第三个星期一,零售商们在这一天减价促销商品。
 
Millions of workers and school children in the United States are getting a day off Monday for the annual Presidents' Day holiday.

It first became a federal holiday in 1879 to celebrate the February 22 birthday of the first U.S. president, George Washington.

Nearly a century later, in 1968, Congress passed a law shifting the celebration of several federal holidays from specific dates to predetermined Mondays in order to give workers three consecutive days off.

Retailers take advantage of the holiday - held on the third Monday in February - to promote sales and price cuts on their products.